Cider and wine press



(No Model.) 2Sheets-Sheet I.

S. M. BROWN.

CIDER AND WINE PRESS.

No. 280,570. Patented July 3, 1883-.

' 'j;r" a I 7% M/OM tion of the same, partly in section.

. UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

SILAS M. BROXVN, OF MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO.

CIDER AND WINE PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,570, dated July 3, 1883.

Application filed April 30, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, SILAS M. BROWN, of Mount Gilead, in the county of Morrow and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cider and WVine Press es; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in presses for the manufacture of cider and wine; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the follower, whereby the juice expressed from the cheeses is conveyed to suitable receptacles; in combining withthe follower-aplatform which extends outward from both sides of the press, on which is formed a track for the racks, and a winch for moving the racks; and it further consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement of devices, all to be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my press and its various attachments complete. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the press. Fig. 3 is a front eleva Fig. 4 is horizontal section. taken on the line X X of ig. 2. I

A represents the frame of the press, which is composed of the ground-sills A, the beams A, and a vertical beam, A. The projecting ends of the sills are connected by the rods A*, which are provided with screw threads and nuts attheir ends, as shown.

Situated in the center of the press, between the ground-sills, is the cylinder 13 and a hydraulic press of ordinary construction.

Upon the piston of this press is located the follower O, which is supported upon the spider D, which is secured upon the top of the piston by means of the socket E, with which the spider is provided.

On a line with the top of the follower, when depressed across the press extends the platform F, which extends a suitable distance beyond each side of the press. Upon the sides of this platform are placed the iron rails G,

v i which extend a slight distance above its sun face and form tracks, upon which the wheels I of the racks K rest. The upper side of the "follower C is slightly inclined, as shown in Fig. 3; or it may be provided with an inclined trough secured to its side, and at its lowest point is made an opening, L, through which the juice which has been expressed from the cheeses can pass.

Depending from the follower C, and connected to the opening L, is the telescopic tube M, which is formed in sections and can lengthen out as the follower rises. The lower end of this tube M is to be connected to any suitable receptacle to receive the expressed juice.

Extending across the face of the follower G are a number of parallel slats, N, which ex tend up, the upper edges of which area slight distance above the level of the tracks G, as shown. These slats have openings formed through their ends, whereby the juice expressed from the cheeses can flow around them on its way to the opening L, as indicated by arrows in Fi l.

One end of the platform F is adapted to hold the rack while being loaded with the cheeses,

and the other end of the platform, which extends from the opposite sideof the press, is provided with awinch, 0, supported in suitable brackets, P, from which winch a rope, Q, extends to the hook It, which projects from the forward end of the rack. By means of this winch the rack or car, when loaded with cheeses, can be caused to move over the track until it rests upon the follower, in which position the power isapplied, and the follower rises until it reaches the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, by which time all the juice in the cheeses is expressed therefrom, and has been conducted by the pipe M into suitable receptacles placed to receive it. The rackK is composed of aframe, Y, and transverse parallel slats U, through which the juice can pass. WVhile the cheeses are being formed upon the rack, before running it under the the car can be attached, this being shown in Fig. 1..

Above the press, on the side on which the rack rests while the cheeses are being formed, I provide a hopper, which is supported upon suitable beams.

lonueeting an inclined trough which is situated to one side of the press at asuitable distance therefrom, is an endless elevator-belt and trough, which is provided with suitable driving-pulleys and connecting mechanism, the function of which is to elevate the apples from the trough into the hopper, where they are subjected to the action of a grating and grinding mechanism contained therein, and discharged in the form of pulp upon the perforated plates X, which form the basis of the cheeses. This hopper is of such a size as to contain suiiieient pulp to form a cheese, and is provided at its lower end with a slide or other suitable valve, whereby it may be opened or closed at will, in order to discharge the pulp upon the perforated plate.

\Vhen in operation, the platform F facilitates the manufacture of the cider or wine by allowing the cheeses to be formed, the juice expressed therefrom, and the racks tobe taken from the platform after having been submitted to the pressure, there being two or more racks constantly in use, one for each stage of the operation.

Having thus described my iuventi on I claim- 1. Ina cider and wine press, the follower C, having an inclined surface or a trough, a tube leading from its lower side to conduct the juice, and parallel slats upon which the rack rests while being subjected to pressure, in combination with suitable elevating devices and a rack upon which the cheeses are to be placed, substantially as shown.

2. In a cider-press, the combination of the frame A, hydraulic press or other elevating mechanism, B, follower C, and spider D, the said follower having its upper side inclined or provided with an inclined trough around its edges, and provided with a suitable tube for conducting the juice, and slats up on which the rack can rest, the platform I, standing a suitable distance beyond each side of the press, track G, secured thereto, racks K, provided with wheels and composed of a series of parallel slats, winch O, and an elevating-crane that is secured to one side of the press, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a cider-press, a hopper of suffieient size to contain pulp enough for the formation of a cheese, the said hopper being provided with a valve at its lower end, and supported at any suitable point on the press above the rack, upon which the cheeses are formed, sub stantially as specified.

4. In a cider-press, the combination of an inclined trough to receive the pulp, an elevator for conveying the apples to the hopper containing a grater, a hopper of sufficient size to contain pulp enough for the formation of a cheese, and provided with a valve, whereby the pulp may be discharged therefrom, in combination with a platform upon which the rac is supported immediately below the lower end of the hopper, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiiic my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STLAS M. BROWN.

Witnesses:

M. B. TOLMAY, G. H. MARvIN. 

